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MOT checker - Useful to anyone?

8.3K views 45 replies 29 participants last post by  jbguitarking  
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#40 ·
That's good fun.

Looking back on some of my cars, I bought an Astra GSi Turbo brand new back in 2003. Sold it in 2008 with 105,000 miles on the clock.

It passed an MOT in July with 115,000 miles. Not sure I'm believing that.
My old Astra GSI passed another MOT test the other day.

It's gone from 143,000 2 years ago, 115,000 last year and only 73,000 this year. :lol:
 
#4 ·
Maybe that's your fault. :lol:

Nearly all mine are on the road, even all the really old ones.

My 2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDI is still going. I also rejected this car.

The MOT history of this car is colourful to say the least. It has made 98,000 miles, but the list of failures and issues is long, very long.
 
#7 ·
My old Astra Coupe that I sold in 2003, has done 13,000 miles in 12 years.

This was a lovely car that I spent a fortune on and looked very good.

The last few years it has had loads of failures and advisories.

I sold it at 18-20 months old with 45k on the clock. Only 58k all these years later? I'm not buying that.

I've a feeling a lot of people will work out how much correction/clocking goes on.
 
#17 ·
Looking at records for my old cars, some showed as failing the 1st test & then passing a re-test.

My current car just has 1 entry from January stating it failed it's MOT, I didn't have a re-test as I was given the pass certificate when I picked the car up from the garage.

As far as I was concerned it passed 1st time with no advisories.

If it was a failure, I think I wouldn't have been able to tax it when I did as it Checks the MOT records for a valid MOT.

I'll have to see what I can do to get the records updated
 
#15 ·
Found a couple of my previous cars on there. Both failed MOT's several times for the most shocking of simple items.

It's a tad annoying that you look after a car, keep it practically showroom condition, sell it, and some **** then obviously doesn't keep it in the same condition. Well, at least going by the reasons for fail.

Seriously, a blown number plate light. Can't people even check the most simplest of items before going for an MOT?!?

:censored:
 
#19 ·
Don't use this site if you have a heart condition!!!

I did and very nearly had a heart attack.

I found my vehicle with an MOT last carried out during March of this year, then another vehicle with almost double the number of miles on the odometer reading that failed an MOt IN November of LAST YEAR under the same registration number!

Obviously I was concerned and going back further it seems there is the same situation going on for a number of years, as a result I have spent the last couple of hours on the phone to all the relevant authorities trying to resolve this matter being handed from one department to another etc.

I have now been told it looks like it may have been a clerical error and will be rectified as quickly as possible, having owned my registration number for nearly 30 years I was very concerned another car was using it on a different vehicle.

I have been assured that isn't the case and I should look back at the MOT history site in 3-4 weeks time when it should have been resolved.

My thanks to the OP since without this thread I wouldn't have known there was an issue until the car was put up for sale or a major incident involving it when questions might have been asked as the last MOT on the "other vehicle" was a failure for numerous reasons with a host of advisories in addition.

At least I have been able to request the records are amended to show my vehicle is legitimate and if anyone else is displaying my registration they will be held to account although I have been assured that's not the case (I never believe anything until I have proof!).
 
#32 ·
Quite interesting to look back at old cars (I've only had 3) and see if they're still on the road.

Makes me wonder what kind of life they are living now. The first one I think met it's maker in 2011 and given the amount of fails it had in the years prior, I'm not really surprised.

Plenty of memories :)